Mervyn Mitton Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Darrell recently posted - under GB Medals - a fine example of the Boer War QSA to the Kimberley Town Guard. I have a rare copy of the comm. volume published by the Town Council, immediately following the Siege - there are good photos, which may be of interest in this section. Most of them have the titles and this first one is the famous Mayor, who inspired the defenders and also had made the Kimberley Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mervyn Mitton Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Known as 'Long Cecil' this gun was made during the Siege in the Kimberley mine works machine shop. The shell is contrasted withe the Boer 100lb. shell ( 47 kgs.) in the previous photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 These three photos show quite well the varying uniforms of the defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Thanks for Posting Mervyn. I wasn't much into this history until I started collecting the QSA/KSA medals. Now I can't stop reading about not only this specific period of time, but the history of South Africa from 1800-1910. :cheers: Edited June 8, 2009 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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